HP Designjet 4520 HD User Manual

4 How do I... (paper topics)
●Load a roll onto the spindle [4020]
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Load a roll into the printer [4020]
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Unload a roll from the printer [4020]
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Load a single sheet [4020]
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Unload a single sheet [4020]
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Load a roll onto the spindle [4520]
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Load a roll into the printer [4520]
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Unload a roll from the printer [4520]
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Trim the paper with the manual cutter [4520]
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View information about the paper
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Download media profiles
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Use non-HP paper
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Cancel the drying time
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Change the drying time
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Load a roll onto the spindle [4020]
NOTE:This topic applies to the HP Designjet 4020 Printer series only.
1.Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever is pressed down) to prevent the printer
from moving.
2.Lower the spindle lever.
3.Remove the right-hand end of the spindle (1) from the printer, then move it to the right in order to
extract the other end (2). Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal
process.
The spindle has a stop at each end to keep the roll...

7.Slide the new roll onto the spindle. Make sure the paper type is oriented as shown. If it is not,
remove the roll, turn it 180 degrees and slide it back on to the spindle.
NOTE:There is also a label on the spindle showing the correct orientation.
Ensure there is no space between the roll and the fixed stop at the right-hand end of the spindle.
8.Put the blue paper stop on to the upper end of the spindle, and push it towards the end of the roll.
9.Ensure the blue paper stop is pushed in as far as it...

11.To make sure that the right end of the spindle is in place, check that the spindle lever is in its top
position (horizontal). You can move the lever yourself if necessary.
If you are a regular user of different paper types, you can change rolls more quickly if you pre-load rolls
of different paper types on different spindles. Extra spindles are available for purchase.
Load a roll into the printer [4020]
NOTE:This topic applies to the HP Designjet 4020 Printer series only.
To start this procedure you...

4.Wait until the front panel prompts you to open the window.
5.Lift the paper load lever.
6.Pull out approximately 1 m (3 ft.) of paper.
7.Carefully insert the leading edge of the roll above the black roller.
WARNING!Take care not to touch the rubber wheels on the platen while loading paper: they
may rotate and trap skin, hair or clothing.
WARNING!Take care not to push your fingers inside the printers paper path. It is not designed
to accommodate fingers, and the results may be painful.
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8.Wait until the paper emerges from the printer as shown below.
NOTE:If you have an unexpected problem at any stage of the paper loading process, see The
paper cannot be loaded successfully [4020] on page 130.
9.Align the right-hand edge of the paper with the blue line and the left edge of the half-circle on the
right of the platen.
10.When the paper is correctly aligned with the blue line and half-circle, lower the paper load lever.
11.The front panel prompts you to wind excess paper onto the roll.
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12.Wind the excess paper onto the roll. Use the paper stop to turn the roll in the direction shown.
13.Lower the window.
14.The front panel again prompts you to wind excess paper onto the roll.
15.The printer will perform a color calibration, if it has not already calibrated the paper type you are
using, and if color calibration is turned on. See 
Perform color calibration on page 68.
16.The front panel displays the Ready message and the printer is ready to print.
Unload a roll from the printer [4020]...

5.Press the spindle lever (2) down and remove the roll from the printer, pulling out the right-hand end
first. Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal process.
Roll detached from spindle
If the end of the roll is visible but no longer attached to the spindle:
1.If you have already selected Paper unload at the front panel, press the Cancel key to cancel that
procedure.
2.Lift the paper load lever. If the front panel displays a warning about the lever, ignore it.
3.Pull out...

2.If the printer is unable to detect the paper type, the front panel displays a list of paper types.
Select the paper type you are using. If it is not clear which you should select, see Supported paper
types on page 200.
3.Wait until the front panel prompts you to open the window.
4.Lift the paper load lever.
5.Insert the sheet into the printer as shown below.
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6.Insert the sheet until it reappears from the printer as shown below.
WARNING!Take care not to touch the rubber wheels on the platen while loading paper: they
may rotate and trap skin, hair or clothing.
WARNING!Take care not to push your fingers inside the printers paper path. It is not designed
to accommodate fingers, and the results may be painful.
7.Pull the sheet out from the top.
8.Align the leading edge of the sheet with the metal bar in the platen.
Align the right-hand edge of the sheet with the...